The Film Daily (1945)

r Tesday, July 24, 1945 ^■A DAILY Hum on Good and firmful Publicity (G>ntinued from Page 1) ^ly," thereby depriving the interional organizations and their im■tant outlets of the material's use but guaranteeing its misuse. Worthwhile publications abroad in main do not subscribe to the U. syndicates. Those important pubitions which do subscribe to such sidicates, use comparatively little r their material, but use it without guidance or co-operation of film tributors. Practically all imporit non-American publications have ■ir own staffs in the United States, ose duties include motion picture erage. Many have American rep;entatives whose sole duty is mon picture coverage. Gauged to Domestic Release Q. S. syndicate dealings abroad are n-efore primarily with second and rd-rate outfits. It is not the best, t the worst publications outside the lited States that use most of their iterial. Since the U. S. syndicate (Qsiders the international market ''rely as a source of extra change, low rates are increasingly attrace to those unimportant publicams, unable to engage exclusive iierican correspondents, or who are tagonistic to American films and erefore anxious to avoid contact th American film sources. When this excellent material, disibuted through U. S. syndicates, ipears abroad in minor publica)ns, bad relations are created be'een the local motion picture offices id the more important publications, ho feel and rightly so, that they ive been offended in not having first ■en offered this superior material. he situation cannot be explained vay in terms of the American im)rtance of the U. S. syndicates, lest le insult be aggravated by the imication that the American syndiite is more important than the nonmerican publication. Second-Third Rate Outfits Since U. S. syndicate material is auged to domestic release, it arrives lonths before local release dates. laving once been printed, the still or tory and all its variations, are killed Dr publication release synchronized 3 the local film release date. Freuently titles, even in the British Impire, differ from those used in the 'nited States, thereby rendering use?ss any publicity identified by the imerican title. When an American itle is changed, the syndicated maerial appears months later under the riginal title — a waste of publicity. n non English speaking countries, yndicated material is practically alueless to distributors, since nonCnglish titles are rarely literal transations of the American titles, and it s only through sheer luck that the oeal subscriber to the U. S. syndi•ited services can hit upon the corect non-English title. (To be continued) FourrC'Curtneray French Film Head Paris (By Air Mail) — Michel Fourre Curmeray has been named general director of the motion picfure industry by the Provisional French Government. Vet Employes Honored At Paramount Celebrations See Mono., Eagle-Lion In Close Association (Continued from Page 1) Pictures of Canada and Eagle-Lion of Canada under the direction of Archie J. Laurie as general manager, with H. J. Kaufman relinquishing his post as Canadian general manager of Monogram to take a new position, while Frank Vaughan, formerly mentioned as manager of IBritish films department in Empire-Universal Films, is reputed assigned to the office of Canadian sales manager of Republic Pictures formerly held by Laurie. Still another prospect, however, is found in the current transfer of Mickey Eisen from Montreal manager of Empire-Universal to an unnamed position in new set-up at Toronto. In the meantime, Oscar Hanson, who has returned from New York, would not talk, except to say any announcement would have to come from the office of Paul Nathanson. There are indications, however, that Hanson will continue with his numerous companies including Hanson 16 mm. Movies, Ltd., Foto-Nite Distributors, Ltd., and MicrofilmMicrostat (Canada) Ltd. It is quite definite that he will not be associated with Instructional and Sales Productions, Ltd., which is the new Nathanson-Rank studio company in Toronto for 16 mm. films which is directed by F. C. O'Byrne until recently with Associated Screen News. (Continued from Page 1) the "DeMille medal" as the oldest local employe. Cecil B. DoMille made the presentation. He was the principal speaker. Others who spoke were George A. Smith, Western division manager; Duke Clark, Paramount Month co-captain, and Del Goodman, district manager. Portland, Ore. — Lou Stang, head booker at the Paramount exchange for the past 28 years, and Claude (Dude) Smith of Tillamook, Ore., oldest Paramount customer in Oregon, who has been an exhibitor since 1908, were honored at a Paramount Third of a Century reception and luncheon here at the Benson Hotel. Fifty-five veteran exhibitors, including Paramount customers for 30 years or more, attended the luncheon. SOEG Votes to Observe Studio Strike Picket Line West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Screen Office Employes Guild officers voted to recommend that the membership observe the studio strike picket lines and a general membership meeting is slated to be held later in the week. Paramount and Warners are not affected, inasmuch as their office employes have their own organizations. Members of Screen Cartoonists Guild were scheduled to hold a meeting last night to vote on recommendations of its executive board that the order from L. P. Lindelof, president of the International Brotherhood of Painters, be carried out. SPG's meeting on their order is expected to be held later in the week and promises to be real hot inasmuch as there is a strong division of opinion among the members on the action that should be taken. Members of Screen Story Analysts Guild are also to ballot on Lindelof's instructions. Indianapolis — In this, the home town of Charles M. Reagan, Paramount vice-president in charge of distribution, pioneer exhibitors turned out in force for Paramount's Third of a Century celebration reception at the Hotel Lincoln. Guest of honor along with the veteran exhibitors was Durant (Duff) Newman, salesman, who has been with Paramount more than 21 years. Detroit^Ray Milland, Paramount star, who started a tour of exchange cities here over the week-end on behalf of Paramount's Third of a Century celebration, left Sunday for Buffalo by boat. He was accompanied by Allen Usher, Paramount Month co-captain. Etta Feaser, head inspectress at the local exchange and 27 years with Paramount, accompanied Milland to a reception Saturday at the Hotel Statler honoring her, the oldest local employe, and Paramount's 30-year customers. John E. Ryder, branch manager, who has been employed by the company for 29 years, was host to the visiting Paramount executives. John G. Bradley Heads Congress Library Films Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — John G. Bradley, chief of the division of motion pictures and sound recording in the national archives, has been appointed as director of the new motion picture project of the Library of Congress, it was announced by Luther Evands, librarian of Congress. The_ new project includes a filmservicing building and vaults for photographic materials in the custody of the Library or acquired by it. Broach UA Presidency To Eric Johnston! (Continued from Page 1) long conference with Mary Pickford and that something interesting might develop from his talk with her. There was some speculation here as to whether Miss Pickford had been trying to interest Johnston in the presidency of United Artists at such a time as Edward C. Raftery would want to retire. Johnston, who had spent 10 days here, stated that he would make an announcement on a later date on the offer made to him to become president of the MPPDA. Local 306"Will Move To Speed Up Negotiations Unless the film companies respond to the union's request that a further meeting in negotiations for new contracts for home office, exchange and local studio projectionists be held by next week, lATSE Local 306 will take such measures as it deems necessary to obtain an agreement speedily, it was learned yesterday. The union is understood to be irked by the prolonged negotiations. Disagreement over the union's proposal denying the employers the right to request certain operators has been one of the chief bones of contention. In the hope of speeding negotiations the union has modified its stand by giving the employers the right to turn down any projectionist from the Local 306 unemployment list if he isn't considered satisfactory after a week's test, with the privilege of making as many rejections as they choose. This proposal is now understood to be under consideration by the film companies. Negotiations for new conti'acts between Local 306 and the larger circuits are expected to get under way in a week or tv^^o. Negotiations for a new contract for projectionists employed by the Century circuit have been taken over from the Empire State Motion Picture Operators Union by lATSE Local 306, with which the members of the former union voted to affiliate themselves some time ago. Local 306 acted on the ground that its asborption of the Empire men made it their bargaining agent. Picketing in Cuba To Force "Flesh" Chi. Monroe Files on Clearance Chicago — The Monroe Theater has filed an arbitration case against the J S & L McVicker Theater claiming unreasonable clearance is given the latter bv M-G-M, Paramount, 20th Century-Fox, RKO and Warner exchanges. Scelke & Keehn are attorneys for the Monroe Theater. (Continued from Page 1) mission tax concessions to houses following the policy. iSubsequents hold that they can't afford live talent as their patrons will not pay higher scales and, anyway, they do not collect admission levies as tickets under 30 cents are not taxed. Rumored plans to increase the working time of Cuban artists and musicians embrace a possible Government subsidy for houses hiring live talent, and a possible request to distributors to decrease film rentals when variety is playing a house.